“I’m delighted and honored to participate in this year’s festival in this novel capacity,” Goldbart says. “With astronomer Carl Sagan, I see science as one of humanity’s candles in the dark, furnishing us with bright light that helps guide us to a better tomorrow, through the improvements in medicine, computing, architecture, and other technologies that greater scientific understanding brings.”

Meisa Salaita, co-founder and co-director of the Atlanta Science Festival, said Goldbart exemplifies the spirit of curiosity that organizers hope to kindle among all festival-goers.

“Paul has championed the festival since its inception; he is a strong advocate for science education, public engagement with science, and scientists’ engagement with the public,” she said. “The festival has grown tremendously and has become a mainstay in the city. It was time to expand it and to showcase the important people who have helped make this dream a reality.”

Read the full story on the Georgia Tech College of Sciences page.

See the list of Georgia Tech events during the Atlanta Science Festival, including the robot petting zoo that kicks off the two-week celebration of science.